limiting

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limiting Definition

• (n) the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase
• (s) restricting the scope or freedom of action
• (s) strictly limiting the reference of a modified word or phrase; "the restrictive clause in `Each made a list of the books that had influenced him'' limits the books on the list to only those particular ones defined by the clause"

limiting Synonyms

• confining
• constraining
• constrictive
• limiting
• modification
• qualifying
• restricting